The novel begins in the summer of 1983, shortly after Margaret Thatcher's second victory in the general election. verso"National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist"--Back coverMan Booker Prize for Fiction, 2004 Publisher New York : Bloomsbury Pages 454 Language English Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive Book contributor Internet Archive Collection lendinglibrary; browserlending; internetarchivebooks; toronto Notes No table-of-contents pages found. Wani is dying from AIDS and Leo's sister visits Nick at the Ogee office to reveal that Leo also died from the disease. In their new book "Crisis Point: Why We Must and How We Can Overcome Our Broken Politics in Washington and Across America" former Senators Trent Lott (R) and Tom Daschle (D) have come together from opposite sides of the aisle to sound an alarm on the current polarization that has made governing all but impossible in the United States. Nick is middle-class and from the fictional market town of Barwick in Northamptonshire; he has graduated from Worcester College, Oxford with a First in English and is to begin postgraduate studies at University College London. 2: The adventures of Joseph Andrews Feb 18, 2008 02/08 by Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754; McCullough, Bruce, b. Major themes[edit]. For the television adaptation, see The Line of Beauty (TV series). CareersContact UsHelpInvestorsPrivacy & CookiesSite MapTerms & ConditionsVisit Our Mobile Site .

01984336 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2012 . His two vividly contrasting love affairs, one with a young black clerk and one with a Lebanese millionaire, dramatize the dangers and rewards of his own private pursuit of beauty, a pursuit as compelling to Nick as the desire for power and riches among his friends. Margaret Thatcher's appearance has been compared to that of Kurtz in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness;[6] Sir Maurice Tipper and his wife have been compared to Evelyn Waugh characters.[6]. It explores themes of hypocrisy, homosexuality, madness and privilege, with the emerging AIDS crisis forming a backdrop to the book's conclusion. ^ Bloomsbury Publishing, paperback edition, 176 ^ "The Man Booker Prize: The Line of Beauty". 6704223018